- broadcast at the time of an actual event; played or recorded at an actual performance
- The show is going out live.
- We'll be reporting live from Beijing.
- Three great local bands will be playing live.
Extra Examples- I can watch the games live on TV.
- Later we'll talk live with the former New York police commissioner.
- The game will be televised live this evening.
- The show will air live on June 10.
- The trial was carried live on a Chicago radio station.
- This concert comes to you live from Carnegie Hall.
- The album was recorded live at a concert given last year.
- The band have never played this song live before.
- The show was filmed live at the Arena.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- perform
- …
- go live
Word Originmid 16th cent.: shortening of alive.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
See live in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarygo live
- (of a project, website, computer system, etc.) to start; to become operational (= ready to be used)
- The student services project is to go live soon.
- When does the new website go live?
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